On August 10, 1784 artist, Allan Ramsay Jnr died.

Son of the poet Allan Ramsay Snr., he was a leading portrait painter of his day. Some of his subjects included King George III, historian Edward Gibbon, philosopher David Hume and Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald. However not all those who sat for him were overjoyed with the results as French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau was reputed to be unimpressed by his portrait, although it did not prevent the two men from becoming friends.

On 10 August 1937, John Hodge, the Scottish Labour politician, died.

Hodge became the first Labour minister serving as Minister of Labour in the second coalition government during the First World War.

Hodge faced criticism from the left wing of the Labour Party for supporting the war, and for his harsh policies when dealing with striking workers during the war years.

Today's recipe: this dessert of shortbread sable with raspberries is as Scottish as they come!